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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: South Park

South Park stories: 11 news summaries

(Newser) - South Park has angered another vigilant parent—Mother Russia. A Russian channel cut a scene from a rerun this week because it depicted Vladimir Putin as greedy and desperate, a network spokesman announced today. It's unclear whether the decision came from the channel's executives or regulators, but the move prompted... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • censorship • Comedy Central • South Park

OPINION

 The 10 Best Jesus Films 

From Cecil De Mille to Parker & Stone

Apr 11, 09 6:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of Easter, Time lists the 10 best Jesus flicks—from Cecil B. De Mille to South Park—and gives you the scoop on each.
  1. The King of Kings, 1927 Cecil B. De Mille.
  2. The King of Kings, 1961 Nicholas Ray.
  3. The Gospel According
... More »

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film • Easter • South Park • Trey Parker • Matt Stone • Martin Scorsese • Mel Gibson • Jesus Christ • Monty Python • Cecil B. De Mille • Nicholas Ray • Pier Paolo Pasolini • David Greene • Robert Elfstrom • Franco Zeffirelli • Terry Jones

 South Park Humbles Kanye  

Rapper takes to blog to thank writers

Apr 10, 09 8:44 AM CDT
(AP) - South Park managed to achieve what no one else could: Taming Kanye West’s ego. West, self-proclaimed “voice of this generation,” was mocked on Wednesday’s show as being so narcissistic he couldn’t understand a joke at his expense, AP reports. The rapper responded yesterday with a... More »

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Kanye West • South Park

Kids Attack Redheads
on 'Kick a Ginger' Day

Facebook group, inspired by 'South Park,' told teens to kick peers

Nov 23, 08 4:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Inspired by a Facebook page, kids in Vancouver spent a day kicking and punching redheads for fun, the Vancouver Sun reports. Trouble is, being hit hurts. "I was amazed by the amount of people that kicked me," said 13-year-old Aaron Mishkin, who figures he was assaulted about 80... More »

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Facebook • redhead • hate crime • South Park

South Park Duo to Skewer Mormons—on Broadway

Trey Parker and Matt Stone set their comedic sights on Utah religion

Nov 18, 08 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Canadians can rest easy. The creators of South Park are ready to offend an entirely new population—Mormons, reports the New York Post. This time, though, they will do so not on the big screen or the small screen but on Broadway. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are bringing the... More »

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religion • Broadway • comedy • cartoon • Mormon • South Park • Trey Parker • Matt Stone • musical

 Did Isaac Hayes Go to Heaven?

Slate explains where Hubbard's flock go when they die

Aug 12, 08 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death of legendary soul singer Isaac Hayes on Sunday is no cause to mourn: He’ll apparently be back. Hayes was a dedicated Scientologist, and as Nina Shen Rastogi explains in Slate, this means eternal life. Church founder L Ron Hubbard describes the Scientology experience as "simply living... More »

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Scientology • death • South Park • religious rites • Isaac Hayes

OBITUARY

 Singer Isaac Hayes Dead at 65 

'Shaft' composer found unresponsive at home

Aug 10, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Legendary singer/songwriter Isaac Hayes, whose "Theme from Shaft" claimed Academy Awards and Grammys alike, died early today at the age of 65, reports WMC-TV in Memphis. Hayes' wife found him lying unresponsive next to a still-running treadmill at their Memphis home; attempts to revive him failed and he was... More »

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obituary • South Park • soul • Isaac Hayes

 Cartman's Evil Is His Appeal 

Foul-mouthed fat kid ranks 10th in all-time list of cartoon characters

Apr 6, 08 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eric Cartman—the foul-mouthed fat kid in the "South Park" foursome of misfit boys—has ridden his ability to do the unthinkable to No. 10 on TV Guide's top 50 cartoon characters of all time. What's the appeal, exactly, of a malicious, mean, lying, selfish 8-year-old? "I'd say... More »

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cable TV • animation • cartoon • South Park • Trey Parker • Matt Stone • cartoon characters • Bart Simpson • Lisa Simpson • Beavis and Butthead

opinion

 South Park Online? Sweet! 

Every episode is now legally watchable

Mar 25, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Every episode of South Park is now available online on one (legal) website. The South Park Studios production company site features every full episode of the show and about 3,000 embeddable clips. CNET blogger Harrison Hoffman wonders why the full shows aren't also embeddable. "Their reach may suffer... More »

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television • South Park • online TV • South Park Studios

Best Rock Movies of All Time

Blender comes up with its list of the top 100, starting with Spinal Tap.

Jan 13, 08 2:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Grab a blanket and some popcorn and settle in with Blender's best rock and roll movies of all time:
  1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
  2. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
  3. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
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music • Digg • list • rock and roll • South Park • This Is Spinal Tap • Saturday Night Fever • Metallica: Some Kind of Monster • Purple Rain • Almost Famous • The Blues Brothers • 24 Hour Party People • The Last Waltz • movies

'South Park' Masterminds Sign Mega-Deal

Creators land share
of ad revenue; show will run through 2011

Aug 27, 07 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Park’s creators have broken yet another taboo. In a deal that Cartman would no doubt term “friggin sweet,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone will share the show’s online ad revenue, a practice long verboten in Hollywood. The contract, which extends the show through 2011, is... More »

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television • Internet • Comedy Central • ad revenue • South Park • Trey Parker • Matt Stone

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